TIME ANALYSIS FOR THE

5,000 m Women’s

Dr Brian Hanley and Dr Athanassios Bissas

Carnegie School of Sport

Stéphane Merlino IAAF Project Leader

Event Director Dr Brian Hanley

Project Director Dr Athanassios Bissas

Project Coordinator Louise Sutton

Senior Technical Support Liam Gallagher Aaron Thomas Liam Thomas

Senior Research Officer Josh Walker

Report Editor Dr Catherine Tucker

Analysis Support Dr Lysander Pollitt

Logistics Dr Zoe Rutherford

Calibration Dr Brian Hanley

Data Management Nils Jongerius

Technical Support Ashley Grindrod

Joshua Rowe Ruth O’Faolain Lewis Lawton

Joe Sails

Dr Tim Bennett

Helen Gravestock

Project Team Mark Cooke

Dr Alex Dinsdale

Dr Gareth Nicholson

Masalela Gaesenngwe Mike Hopkinson

Emily Gregg Parag Parelkar

Rachael Bradley

Jamie French Philip McMorris William Shaw

Dr Emily Williams

Amy Brightmore Callum Guest

Maria van Mierlo James Webber Jessica Wilson

Dr Stephen Zwolinsky

Helen Davey Ruan Jones

Dr Ian Richards Jack Whiteside

Lara Wilson

External Coaching Consultant Malcolm Brown

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION 1

Final 2

COACH’S COMMENTARY 11

CONTRIBUTORS 12

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INTRODUCTION

The women’s 5000 m final was held on the evening of August 13th, the final day of the

championships. The average speeds for each of the top eight athletes over every 400 m segment

(and last 200 m) are included in this report, as well as a graph of each of these athletes’ positions

at each 400 m split (and last 200 m). The split data were provided by SEIKO. The results of the

final are shown below.

Table 1. List of abbreviations used.

PB Personal best time DNF Did not finish SB Season’s best time

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Final

Figure 1. The mean speeds for each 400 m segment (and last 200 m) for the top eight athletes.

Figure 2. The position of the top eight athletes after each 400 m segment (and last 200 m).

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100m 200m 300m 400m 500m 600m 700m 800m 900m 1000m Race Time 17.69 36.52 59.23 1:22.03 1:41.16 2:03.09 2:22.26 2:41.23 3:00.38 3:19.05

100m 17.69 18.83 22.71 22.80 19.13 21.93 19.17 18.97 19.15 18.67 400m 1:22.03 1:19.20

1000m 3:19.05

1100m 1200m 1300m 1400m 1500m 1600m 1700m 1800m 1900m 2000m Race Time 3:38.19 3:55.83 4:12.37 4:28.78 4:44.81 5:01.42 5:17.95 5:34.57 5:51.05 6:07.59

100m 19.14 17.64 16.54 16.41 16.03 16.61 16.53 16.62 16.48 16.54 400m 1:14.60 1:05.59 1:06.17

1000m 2:48.54

2100m 2200m 2300m 2400m 2500m 2600m 2700m 2800m 2900m 3000m Race Time 6:24.68 6:41.70 6:58.86 7:15.88 7:32.91 7:49.92 8:06.80 8:24.12 8:41.45 8:58.28

100m 17.09 17.02 17.16 17.02 17.03 17.01 16.88 17.32 17.33 16.83 400m 1:08.29 1:08.24

1000m 2:50.69

3100m 3200m 3300m 3400m 3500m 3600m 3700m 3800m 3900m 4000m Race Time 9:15.20 9:32.52 9:49.78 10:06.86 10:23.86 10:41.10 10:58.59 11:15.67 11:32.58 11:50.16

100m 16.92 17.32 17.26 17.08 17.00 17.24 17.49 17.08 16.91 17.58 400m 1:08.40 1:08.58 1:09.06

1000m 2:51.88

4100m 4200m 4300m 4400m 4500m 4600m 4700m 4800m 4900m 5000m Race Time 12:08.01 12:25.35 12:42.79 12:59.36 13:16.78 13:34.42 13:50.64 14:04.95 14:19.65 14:34.86

100m 17.85 17.34 17.44 16.57 17.42 17.64 16.22 14.31 14.70 15.21 400m 1:09.20 1:05.59

1000m 2:44.70

100m 200m 300m 400m 500m 600m 700m 800m 900m 1000m Race Time 16.71 36.49 59.39 1:21.75 1:40.89 2:03.07 2:22.02 2:41.04 3:00.17 3:18.82

100m 16.71 19.78 22.90 22.36 19.14 22.18 18.95 19.02 19.13 18.65 400m 1:21.75 1:19.29

1000m 3:18.82

1100m 1200m 1300m 1400m 1500m 1600m 1700m 1800m 1900m 2000m Race Time 3:38.06 3:55.59 4:12.17 4:28.55 4:44.58 5:01.21 5:17.74 5:34.35 5:50.86 6:07.41

100m 19.24 17.53 16.58 16.38 16.03 16.63 16.53 16.61 16.51 16.55 400m 1:14.55 1:05.62 1:06.20

1000m 2:48.59

2100m 2200m 2300m 2400m 2500m 2600m 2700m 2800m 2900m 3000m Race Time 6:24.47 6:41.47 6:58.64 7:15.69 7:32.72 7:49.71 8:06.57 8:23.92 8:41.22 8:58.05

100m 17.06 17.00 17.17 17.05 17.03 16.99 16.86 17.35 17.30 16.83 400m 1:08.28 1:08.23

1000m 2:50.64

3100m 3200m 3300m 3400m 3500m 3600m 3700m 3800m 3900m 4000m Race Time 9:14.98 9:32.30 9:49.60 10:06.63 10:23.64 10:40.88 10:58.39 11:15.48 11:32.38 11:49.95

100m 16.93 17.32 17.30 17.03 17.01 17.24 17.51 17.09 16.90 17.57 400m 1:08.38 1:08.58 1:09.07

1000m 2:51.90

4100m 4200m 4300m 4400m 4500m 4600m 4700m 4800m 4900m 5000m Race Time 12:07.79 12:25.11 12:42.60 12:59.19 13:16.54 13:34.21 13:50.50 14:06.65 14:23.54 14:40.35

100m 17.84 17.32 17.49 16.59 17.35 17.67 16.29 16.15 16.89 16.81 400m 1:09.24 1:07.46

1000m 2:50.40

4086 Obiri, Hellen Onsando (KEN) Posn. 1

3839 Ayana, Almaz (ETH) SB Posn. 2

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100m 200m 300m 400m 500m 600m 700m 800m 900m 1000m Race Time 17.46 36.24 59.27 1:22.41 1:41.68 2:03.56 2:22.84 2:42.01 3:01.10 3:19.76

100m 17.46 18.78 23.03 23.14 19.27 21.88 19.28 19.17 19.09 18.66 400m 1:22.41 1:19.60

1000m 3:19.76

1100m 1200m 1300m 1400m 1500m 1600m 1700m 1800m 1900m 2000m Race Time 3:39.00 3:57.04 4:14.11 4:30.34 4:46.80 5:03.18 5:20.02 5:36.99 5:54.28 6:10.97

100m 19.24 18.04 17.07 16.23 16.46 16.38 16.84 16.97 17.29 16.69 400m 1:15.03 1:06.14 1:07.79

1000m 2:51.21

2100m 2200m 2300m 2400m 2500m 2600m 2700m 2800m 2900m 3000m Race Time 6:28.35 6:45.37 7:02.79 7:20.49 7:39.00 7:56.87 8:14.93 8:32.12 8:49.91 9:07.69

100m 17.38 17.02 17.42 17.70 18.51 17.87 18.06 17.19 17.79 17.78 400m 1:09.52 1:11.63

1000m 2:56.72

3100m 3200m 3300m 3400m 3500m 3600m 3700m 3800m 3900m 4000m Race Time 9:25.93 9:42.98 10:00.38 10:17.42 10:34.43 10:51.54 11:08.93 11:26.18 11:43.54 12:00.69

100m 18.24 17.05 17.40 17.04 17.01 17.11 17.39 17.25 17.36 17.15 400m 1:10.86 1:08.56 1:09.15

1000m 2:53.00

4100m 4200m 4300m 4400m 4500m 4600m 4700m 4800m 4900m 5000m Race Time 12:18.43 12:35.51 12:52.93 13:10.29 13:27.58 13:44.52 14:00.43 14:14.50 14:28.41 14:42.73

100m 17.74 17.08 17.42 17.36 17.29 16.94 15.91 14.07 13.91 14.32 400m 1:09.60 1:04.21

1000m 2:42.04

100m 200m 300m 400m 500m 600m 700m 800m 900m 1000m Race Time 17.45 36.96 59.70 1:22.48 1:41.52 2:03.16 2:21.80 2:40.78 2:59.91 3:18.94

100m 17.45 19.51 22.74 22.78 19.04 21.64 18.64 18.98 19.13 19.03 400m 1:22.48 1:18.30

1000m 3:18.94

1100m 1200m 1300m 1400m 1500m 1600m 1700m 1800m 1900m 2000m Race Time 3:38.31 3:56.08 4:12.69 4:29.09 4:45.44 5:02.18 5:19.26 5:36.30 5:54.07 6:11.10

100m 19.37 17.77 16.61 16.40 16.35 16.74 17.08 17.04 17.77 17.03 400m 1:15.30 1:06.10 1:08.92

1000m 2:52.16

2100m 2200m 2300m 2400m 2500m 2600m 2700m 2800m 2900m 3000m Race Time 6:28.52 6:45.07 7:02.59 7:20.27 7:38.84 7:57.09 8:14.84 8:32.34 8:49.68 9:07.51

100m 17.42 16.55 17.52 17.68 18.57 18.25 17.75 17.50 17.34 17.83 400m 1:09.17 1:12.07

1000m 2:56.41

3100m 3200m 3300m 3400m 3500m 3600m 3700m 3800m 3900m 4000m Race Time 9:25.42 9:43.22 10:01.21 10:18.29 10:35.02 10:51.97 11:09.43 11:26.49 11:43.55 12:00.51

100m 17.91 17.80 17.99 17.08 16.73 16.95 17.46 17.06 17.06 16.96 400m 1:10.88 1:08.75 1:08.54

1000m 2:53.00

4100m 4200m 4300m 4400m 4500m 4600m 4700m 4800m 4900m 5000m Race Time 12:18.22 12:35.37 12:52.70 13:10.10 13:27.39 13:44.32 14:00.77 14:15.74 14:31.51 14:47.45

100m 17.71 17.15 17.33 17.40 17.29 16.93 16.45 14.97 15.77 15.94 400m 1:09.59 1:05.64

1000m 2:46.94

4127 Hassan, Sifan (NED) Posn. 3

3849 Teferi, Senbere (ETH) Posn. 4

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100m 200m 300m 400m 500m 600m 700m 800m 900m 1000m Race Time 16.96 36.76 59.81 1:22.96 1:41.85 2:03.52 2:22.67 2:41.66 3:00.79 3:19.34

100m 16.96 19.80 23.05 23.15 18.89 21.67 19.15 18.99 19.13 18.55 400m 1:22.96 1:18.70

1000m 3:19.34

1100m 1200m 1300m 1400m 1500m 1600m 1700m 1800m 1900m 2000m Race Time 3:38.51 3:56.45 4:13.14 4:29.69 4:45.86 5:02.65 5:19.57 5:36.51 5:53.56 6:10.49

100m 19.17 17.94 16.69 16.55 16.17 16.79 16.92 16.94 17.05 16.93 400m 1:14.79 1:06.20 1:07.84

1000m 2:51.15

2100m 2200m 2300m 2400m 2500m 2600m 2700m 2800m 2900m 3000m Race Time 6:27.86 6:44.88 7:02.33 7:20.11 7:38.58 7:56.74 8:14.66 8:32.35 8:49.84 9:07.64

100m 17.37 17.02 17.45 17.78 18.47 18.16 17.92 17.69 17.49 17.80 400m 1:09.62 1:12.24

1000m 2:57.15

3100m 3200m 3300m 3400m 3500m 3600m 3700m 3800m 3900m 4000m Race Time 9:25.61 9:43.16 10:00.62 10:17.65 10:34.64 10:51.76 11:09.18 11:26.38 11:43.71 12:00.65

100m 17.97 17.55 17.46 17.03 16.99 17.12 17.42 17.20 17.33 16.94 400m 1:10.81 1:08.60 1:08.89

1000m 2:53.01

4100m 4200m 4300m 4400m 4500m 4600m 4700m 4800m 4900m 5000m Race Time 12:18.38 12:35.53 12:52.84 13:10.28 13:27.51 13:44.52 14:00.99 14:16.61 14:32.67 14:48.74

100m 17.73 17.15 17.31 17.44 17.23 17.01 16.47 15.62 16.06 16.07 400m 1:09.63 1:06.33

1000m 2:48.09

100m 200m 300m 400m 500m 600m 700m 800m 900m 1000m Race Time 17.10 36.97 59.82 1:23.07 1:42.20 2:04.08 2:23.64 2:42.60 3:01.84 3:20.66

100m 17.10 19.87 22.85 23.25 19.13 21.88 19.56 18.96 19.24 18.82 400m 1:23.07 1:19.53

1000m 3:20.66

1100m 1200m 1300m 1400m 1500m 1600m 1700m 1800m 1900m 2000m Race Time 3:39.60 3:57.84 4:15.39 4:32.00 4:48.54 5:05.61 5:23.15 5:40.50 5:58.10 6:15.26

100m 18.94 18.24 17.55 16.61 16.54 17.07 17.54 17.35 17.60 17.16 400m 1:15.24 1:07.77 1:09.65

1000m 2:54.60

2100m 2200m 2300m 2400m 2500m 2600m 2700m 2800m 2900m 3000m Race Time 6:32.80 6:49.59 7:06.72 7:23.62 7:40.97 7:57.93 8:15.71 8:33.24 8:50.87 9:08.46

100m 17.54 16.79 17.13 16.90 17.35 16.96 17.78 17.53 17.63 17.59 400m 1:08.36 1:09.62

1000m 2:53.20

3100m 3200m 3300m 3400m 3500m 3600m 3700m 3800m 3900m 4000m Race Time 9:26.73 9:44.20 10:02.16 10:19.32 10:36.55 10:54.26 11:12.25 11:30.19 11:48.35 12:06.21

100m 18.27 17.47 17.96 17.16 17.23 17.71 17.99 17.94 18.16 17.86 400m 1:10.96 1:10.06 1:11.95

1000m 2:57.75

4100m 4200m 4300m 4400m 4500m 4600m 4700m 4800m 4900m 5000m Race Time 12:24.35 12:42.11 12:59.80 13:17.42 13:35.06 13:51.61 14:07.56 14:22.52 14:37.46 14:52.07

100m 18.14 17.76 17.69 17.62 17.64 16.55 15.95 14.96 14.94 14.61 400m 1:11.21 1:05.10

1000m 2:45.86

4080 Kipkemboi, Margaret Chelimo (KEN) Posn. 5

3900 Muir, Laura (GBR) Posn. 6

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100m 200m 300m 400m 500m 600m 700m 800m 900m 1000m Race Time 16.85 36.77 59.59 1:22.49 1:41.60 2:03.20 2:22.43 2:41.44 3:00.54 3:19.21

100m 16.85 19.92 22.82 22.90 19.11 21.60 19.23 19.01 19.10 18.67 400m 1:22.49 1:18.95

1000m 3:19.21

1100m 1200m 1300m 1400m 1500m 1600m 1700m 1800m 1900m 2000m Race Time 3:38.32 3:56.24 4:12.89 4:29.42 4:46.10 5:02.93 5:19.76 5:36.73 5:53.77 6:10.73

100m 19.11 17.92 16.65 16.53 16.68 16.83 16.83 16.97 17.04 16.96 400m 1:14.80 1:06.69 1:07.80

1000m 2:51.52

2100m 2200m 2300m 2400m 2500m 2600m 2700m 2800m 2900m 3000m Race Time 6:28.10 6:45.14 7:02.29 7:19.89 7:38.35 7:56.52 8:14.69 8:32.48 8:50.07 9:07.87

100m 17.37 17.04 17.15 17.60 18.46 18.17 18.17 17.79 17.59 17.80 400m 1:09.16 1:12.59

1000m 2:57.14

3100m 3200m 3300m 3400m 3500m 3600m 3700m 3800m 3900m 4000m Race Time 9:25.98 9:43.47 10:00.92 10:18.04 10:35.49 10:52.79 11:10.08 11:27.88 11:45.88 12:03.83

100m 18.11 17.49 17.45 17.12 17.45 17.30 17.29 17.80 18.00 17.95 400m 1:10.99 1:09.32 1:11.04

1000m 2:55.96

4100m 4200m 4300m 4400m 4500m 4600m 4700m 4800m 4900m 5000m Race Time 12:22.00 12:39.82 12:57.72 13:15.49 13:33.22 13:50.65 14:07.84 14:23.44 14:38.66 14:54.05

100m 18.17 17.82 17.90 17.77 17.73 17.43 17.19 15.60 15.22 15.39 400m 1:11.66 1:07.95

1000m 2:50.22

100m 200m 300m 400m 500m 600m 700m 800m 900m 1000m Race Time 17.90 37.22 59.96 1:22.73 1:41.93 2:03.68 2:23.01 2:42.22 3:01.39 3:20.07

100m 17.90 19.32 22.74 22.77 19.20 21.75 19.33 19.21 19.17 18.68 400m 1:22.73 1:19.49

1000m 3:20.07

1100m 1200m 1300m 1400m 1500m 1600m 1700m 1800m 1900m 2000m Race Time 3:39.26 3:57.42 4:14.60 4:31.41 4:48.02 5:05.06 5:22.56 5:39.89 5:57.28 6:14.46

100m 19.19 18.16 17.18 16.81 16.61 17.04 17.50 17.33 17.39 17.18 400m 1:15.20 1:07.64 1:09.40

1000m 2:54.39

2100m 2200m 2300m 2400m 2500m 2600m 2700m 2800m 2900m 3000m Race Time 6:31.60 6:48.31 7:05.24 7:22.46 7:39.70 7:57.31 8:15.19 8:32.74 8:50.39 9:07.96

100m 17.14 16.71 16.93 17.22 17.24 17.61 17.88 17.55 17.65 17.57 400m 1:08.00 1:10.28

1000m 2:53.50

3100m 3200m 3300m 3400m 3500m 3600m 3700m 3800m 3900m 4000m Race Time 9:26.17 9:43.74 10:01.44 10:18.01 10:34.96 10:52.41 11:10.37 11:28.23 11:46.14 12:04.09

100m 18.21 17.57 17.70 16.57 16.95 17.45 17.96 17.86 17.91 17.95 400m 1:11.00 1:11.68 1:11.68

1000m 2:56.13

4100m 4200m 4300m 4400m 4500m 4600m 4700m 4800m 4900m 5000m Race Time 12:22.26 12:40.05 12:57.97 13:15.74 13:33.54 13:50.91 14:08.21 14:24.91 14:41.84 14:58.33

100m 18.17 17.79 17.92 17.77 17.80 17.37 17.30 16.70 16.93 16.49 400m 1:11.65 1:09.17

1000m 2:54.24

4081 Kiprotich, Sheila Chepkirui (KEN) PB Posn. 7

4130 Krumins, Susan (NED) Posn. 8

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100m 200m 300m 400m 500m 600m 700m 800m 900m 1000m Race Time 17.21 36.98 59.67 1:22.75 1:41.72 2:03.35 2:22.64 2:41.76 3:00.85 3:19.53

100m 17.21 19.77 22.69 23.08 18.97 21.63 19.29 19.12 19.09 18.68 400m 1:22.75 1:19.01

1000m 3:19.53

1100m 1200m 1300m 1400m 1500m 1600m 1700m 1800m 1900m 2000m Race Time 3:38.77 3:56.82 4:13.86 4:30.82 4:47.91 5:05.10 5:22.64 5:39.96 5:57.60 6:14.63

100m 19.47 17.82 17.04 16.96 17.09 17.19 17.54 17.32 17.64 17.03 400m 1:15.06 1:08.28 1:09.53

1000m 2:55.10

2100m 2200m 2300m 2400m 2500m 2600m 2700m 2800m 2900m 3000m Race Time 6:31.83 6:48.55 7:05.46 7:22.67 7:40.01 7:57.50 8:15.42 8:32.97 8:50.58 9:08.20

100m 17.20 16.72 16.91 17.21 17.34 17.49 17.92 17.55 17.61 17.62 400m 1:08.04 1:10.30

1000m 2:53.57

3100m 3200m 3300m 3400m 3500m 3600m 3700m 3800m 3900m 4000m Race Time 9:26.41 9:43.94 10:01.87 10:19.07 10:36.25 10:54.04 11:12.01 11:29.93 11:48.10 12:06.06

100m 18.21 17.53 17.93 17.20 17.18 17.79 17.97 17.92 18.17 17.96 400m 1:10.97 1:10.10 1:12.02

1000m 2:57.86

4100m 4200m 4300m 4400m 4500m 4600m 4700m 4800m 4900m 5000m Race Time 12:24.16 12:41.89 12:59.52 13:17.15 13:34.79 13:52.07 14:09.08 14:26.01 14:42.94 14:59.92

100m 18.10 17.73 17.63 17.63 17.64 17.28 17.01 16.93 16.93 16.98 400m 1:11.09 1:08.86

1000m 2:53.86

100m 200m 300m 400m 500m 600m 700m 800m 900m 1000m Race Time 17.31 37.22 1:00.13 1:23.38 1:42.37 2:03.77 2:23.38 2:42.28 3:01.48 3:20.11

100m 17.31 19.91 22.91 23.25 18.99 21.40 19.61 18.90 19.20 18.63 400m 1:23.38 1:18.90

1000m 3:20.11

1100m 1200m 1300m 1400m 1500m 1600m 1700m 1800m 1900m 2000m Race Time 3:39.12 3:57.56 4:15.20 4:32.24 4:48.84 5:05.76 5:23.34 5:40.42 5:57.97 6:15.02

100m 19.01 18.44 17.64 17.04 16.60 16.92 17.58 17.08 17.55 17.05 400m 1:15.28 1:08.20 1:09.26

1000m 2:54.91

2100m 2200m 2300m 2400m 2500m 2600m 2700m 2800m 2900m 3000m Race Time 6:32.45 6:49.35 7:06.35 7:23.91 7:41.13 7:58.32 8:16.08 8:33.86 8:51.68 9:09.15

100m 17.43 16.90 17.00 17.56 17.22 17.19 17.76 17.78 17.82 17.47 400m 1:08.89 1:09.95

1000m 2:54.13

3100m 3200m 3300m 3400m 3500m 3600m 3700m 3800m 3900m 4000m Race Time 9:27.12 9:44.91 10:02.90 10:20.71 10:38.15 10:55.92 11:14.64 11:32.73 11:50.82 12:08.70

100m 17.97 17.79 17.99 17.81 17.44 17.77 18.72 18.09 18.09 17.88 400m 1:11.05 1:11.01 1:12.78

1000m 2:59.55

4100m 4200m 4300m 4400m 4500m 4600m 4700m 4800m 4900m 5000m Race Time 12:26.64 12:44.38 13:02.00 13:19.70 13:37.86 13:55.29 14:11.95 14:28.23 14:44.52 15:00.43

100m 17.94 17.74 17.62 17.70 18.16 17.43 16.66 16.28 16.29 15.91 400m 1:11.00 1:08.53

1000m 2:51.73

4366 Rowbury, Shannon (USA) Posn. 9

3898 McColgan, Eilish (GBR) Posn. 10

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100m 200m 300m 400m 500m 600m 700m 800m 900m 1000m Race Time 17.86 36.76 59.51 1:22.30 1:41.40 2:03.31 2:22.46 2:41.48 3:00.60 3:19.29

100m 17.86 18.90 22.75 22.79 19.10 21.91 19.15 19.02 19.12 18.69 400m 1:22.30 1:19.18

1000m 3:19.29

1100m 1200m 1300m 1400m 1500m 1600m 1700m 1800m 1900m 2000m Race Time 3:38.55 3:56.55 4:13.39 4:29.75 4:46.29 5:02.62 5:19.61 5:36.33 5:53.32 6:10.23

100m 19.26 18.00 16.84 16.36 16.54 16.33 16.99 16.72 16.99 16.91 400m 1:15.07 1:06.07 1:07.61

1000m 2:50.94

2100m 2200m 2300m 2400m 2500m 2600m 2700m 2800m 2900m 3000m Race Time 6:27.61 6:44.67 7:02.08 7:20.36 7:39.13 7:56.75 8:14.48 8:32.26 8:50.16 9:07.71

100m 17.38 17.06 17.41 18.28 18.77 17.62 17.73 17.78 17.90 17.55 400m 1:10.13 1:11.90

1000m 2:57.48

3100m 3200m 3300m 3400m 3500m 3600m 3700m 3800m 3900m 4000m Race Time 9:25.75 9:43.49 10:01.48 10:18.65 10:36.04 10:53.83 11:11.83 11:29.86 11:48.11 12:06.44

100m 18.04 17.74 17.99 17.17 17.39 17.79 18.00 18.03 18.25 18.33 400m 1:11.23 1:10.34 1:12.61

1000m 2:58.73

4100m 4200m 4300m 4400m 4500m 4600m 4700m 4800m 4900m 5000m Race Time 12:24.76 12:42.88 13:01.06 13:19.30 13:37.79 13:55.69 14:13.15 14:30.22 14:47.57 15:04.99

100m 18.32 18.12 18.18 18.24 18.49 17.90 17.46 17.07 17.35 17.42 400m 1:12.86 1:10.92

1000m 2:58.55

100m 200m 300m 400m 500m 600m 700m 800m 900m 1000m Race Time 17.59 37.52 1:00.18 1:22.96 1:42.17 2:03.77 2:23.05 2:41.94 3:01.13 3:19.76

100m 17.59 19.93 22.66 22.78 19.21 21.60 19.28 18.89 19.19 18.63 400m 1:22.96 1:18.98

1000m 3:19.76

1100m 1200m 1300m 1400m 1500m 1600m 1700m 1800m 1900m 2000m Race Time 3:38.93 3:57.02 4:14.35 4:31.14 4:48.16 5:05.38 5:22.87 5:40.30 5:57.87 6:15.02

100m 19.24 18.02 17.33 16.79 17.02 17.22 17.49 17.43 17.57 17.15 400m 1:15.08 1:08.36 1:09.64

1000m 2:55.26

2100m 2200m 2300m 2400m 2500m 2600m 2700m 2800m 2900m 3000m Race Time 6:32.56 6:49.04 7:06.13 7:23.56 7:40.73 7:58.08 8:15.98 8:33.70 8:51.42 9:08.98

100m 17.54 16.48 17.09 17.43 17.17 17.35 17.90 17.72 17.72 17.56 400m 1:08.54 1:10.14

1000m 2:53.96

3100m 3200m 3300m 3400m 3500m 3600m 3700m 3800m 3900m 4000m Race Time 9:26.99 9:44.78 10:02.66 10:20.39 10:37.90 10:55.96 11:14.50 11:32.69 11:50.84 12:09.21

100m 18.01 17.79 17.88 17.73 17.51 18.06 18.54 18.19 18.15 18.37 400m 1:11.08 1:11.18 1:13.25

1000m 3:00.23

4100m 4200m 4300m 4400m 4500m 4600m 4700m 4800m 4900m 5000m Race Time 12:27.74 12:46.31 13:04.69 13:23.27 13:41.82 13:59.76 14:16.65 14:33.65 14:49.84 15:05.28

100m 18.53 18.57 18.38 18.58 18.55 17.94 16.89 17.00 16.19 15.44 400m 1:14.06 1:10.38

1000m 2:56.07

3845 Gidey, Letesenbet (ETH) Posn. 11

4343 Huddle, Molly (USA) Posn. 12

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100m 200m 300m 400m 500m 600m 700m 800m 900m 1000m Race Time 17.94 37.51 1:00.30 1:23.45 1:42.50 2:04.14 2:23.68 2:42.70 3:01.89 3:20.88

100m 17.94 19.57 22.79 23.15 19.05 21.64 19.54 19.02 19.19 18.99 400m 1:23.45 1:19.25

1000m 3:20.88

1100m 1200m 1300m 1400m 1500m 1600m 1700m 1800m 1900m 2000m Race Time 3:39.64 3:58.09 4:15.69 4:32.61 4:49.31 5:06.29 5:23.51 5:40.83 5:58.32 6:15.64

100m 18.76 18.45 17.60 16.92 16.70 16.98 17.22 17.32 17.49 17.32 400m 1:15.39 1:08.20 1:09.35

1000m 2:54.76

2100m 2200m 2300m 2400m 2500m 2600m 2700m 2800m 2900m 3000m Race Time 6:33.23 6:50.27 7:07.53 7:24.74 7:42.13 7:59.66 8:17.30 8:35.14 8:52.95 9:10.73

100m 17.59 17.04 17.26 17.21 17.39 17.53 17.64 17.84 17.81 17.78 400m 1:09.10 1:10.40

1000m 2:55.09

3100m 3200m 3300m 3400m 3500m 3600m 3700m 3800m 3900m 4000m Race Time 9:28.54 9:46.65 10:04.63 10:22.63 10:40.43 10:58.26 11:16.24 11:34.20 11:52.19 12:10.70

100m 17.81 18.11 17.98 18.00 17.80 17.83 17.98 17.96 17.99 18.51 400m 1:11.51 1:11.61 1:12.44

1000m 2:59.97

4100m 4200m 4300m 4400m 4500m 4600m 4700m 4800m 4900m 5000m Race Time 12:28.93 12:47.24 13:05.35 13:23.52 13:41.91 13:59.50 14:16.43 14:33.40 14:49.73 15:06.40

100m 18.23 18.31 18.11 18.17 18.39 17.59 16.93 16.97 16.33 16.67 400m 1:12.82 1:09.88

1000m 2:55.70

100m 200m 300m 400m 500m 600m 700m 800m 900m 1000m Race Time 16.40 36.54 59.59 1:22.75 1:41.94 2:03.82 2:23.20 2:42.34 3:01.40 3:18.62

100m 16.40 20.14 23.05 23.16 19.19 21.88 19.38 19.14 19.06 17.22 400m 1:22.75 1:19.59

1000m 3:18.62

1100m 1200m 1300m 1400m 1500m 1600m 1700m 1800m 1900m 2000m Race Time 3:37.86 3:56.45 4:13.67 4:30.63 4:47.72 5:04.91 5:22.43 5:39.87 5:57.46 6:14.84

100m 19.24 18.59 17.22 16.96 17.09 17.19 17.52 17.44 17.59 17.38 400m 1:14.11 1:08.46 1:09.93

1000m 2:56.22

2100m 2200m 2300m 2400m 2500m 2600m 2700m 2800m 2900m 3000m Race Time 6:32.61 6:49.88 7:07.37 7:25.17 7:43.23 8:01.23 8:19.24 8:37.44 8:55.99 9:14.24

100m 17.77 17.27 17.49 17.80 18.06 18.00 18.01 18.20 18.55 18.25 400m 1:10.33 1:12.27

1000m 2:59.40

3100m 3200m 3300m 3400m 3500m 3600m 3700m 3800m 3900m 4000m Race Time 9:33.10 9:51.80 10:10.79 10:29.61 10:48.53 11:07.21 11:26.08 11:44.92 12:03.83 12:22.82

100m 18.86 18.70 18.99 18.82 18.92 18.68 18.87 18.84 18.91 18.99 400m 1:14.36 1:15.41 1:15.61

1000m 3:08.58

4100m 4200m 4300m 4400m 4500m 4600m 4700m 4800m 4900m 5000m Race Time 12:41.99 13:00.72 13:19.47 13:38.47 13:57.54 14:15.77 14:34.08 14:52.32 15:10.52 15:28.21

100m 19.17 18.73 18.75 19.00 19.07 18.23 18.31 18.24 18.20 17.69 400m 1:15.65 1:13.85

1000m 3:05.39

4342 Houlihan, Shelby (USA) Posn. 13

3703 Gezahegne, Kalkidan (BRN) Posn. 14

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100m 200m 300m 400m 500m 600m 700m 800m 900m 1000m Race Time 17.60 37.29 59.95 1:23.17 1:42.07 2:03.94 2:23.28 2:42.39 3:01.56 3:20.31

100m 17.60 19.69 22.66 23.22 18.90 21.87 19.34 19.11 19.17 18.75 400m 1:23.17 1:19.22

1000m 3:20.31

1100m 1200m 1300m 1400m 1500m 1600m 1700m 1800m 1900m 2000m Race Time 3:39.44 3:57.63 4:14.74 4:31.65 4:48.18 5:05.28 5:22.80 5:40.15 5:57.81 6:14.85

100m 19.13 18.19 17.11 16.91 16.53 17.10 17.52 17.35 17.66 17.04 400m 1:15.24 1:07.65 1:09.57

1000m 2:54.54

2100m 2200m 2300m 2400m 2500m 2600m 2700m 2800m 2900m 3000m Race Time 6:32.05 6:49.39 7:06.62 7:24.11 7:41.66 7:59.40 8:17.33 8:35.35 8:53.23 9:11.02

100m 17.20 17.34 17.23 17.49 17.55 17.74 17.93 18.02 17.88 17.79 400m 1:09.26 1:11.24

1000m 2:56.17

3100m 3200m 3300m 3400m 3500m 3600m 3700m 3800m 3900m 4000m Race Time 9:28.93 9:46.97 10:04.95 10:22.87 10:40.76 10:58.70 11:17.16 11:35.74

100m 17.91 18.04 17.98 17.92 17.89 17.94 18.46 18.58 400m 1:11.62 1:11.73

1000m

4100m 4200m 4300m 4400m 4500m 4600m 4700m 4800m 4900m 5000m Race Time

100m 400m

1000m

4153 Grøvdal, Karoline Bjerkeli (NOR) DNF

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COACH’S COMMENTARY

The women’s 5000 m final was characterised by both extreme variations of pace and a

remarkable consistency of pace within the same race. It is the unpredictable nature of global finals

that is a challenge to athletes and coaches. But what is predictable is that finishing speed normally

determines the medals, if not the exact finishing order. To win, athletes need to finish fast from

the correct position in the race. Similarly, slightly lower ranking athletes need to ensure they put

themselves in a position where they have not started too fast, but have kept up with their rivals

for the silver or bronze medals.

In this race the analysis indicates that the first 1600 m included laps run in times as slow as 82 s

and as quickly as 65 s. Coaches will be aware that athletes typically learn in training to be

physiologically economical at particular paces. The challenge is to prepare for both extremes, and

all those between.

After 1600 m the race pace was remarkably consistent. Six laps were run within one second at

around 69 s per lap, with Obiri and Ayana more even-paced than their rivals during the mid-

section of the race. Therefore, almost half the race was even-paced running which, combined

with the extreme variation of pace over the first 1600 m, indicates the need for athletes to be

adaptable in their psychological preparation for the tactics in global finals.

Finishing speed is, as with the men’s race, a key requirement. Bronze medallist Hassan ran the

fastest last 1000 m, in 2.42:04. As a measure of how variable pace was in this race, this 1000 m

was only 0.003 s slower than her time for the opening 800 m. The fastest 400 m in the race was

also from Hassan at 58.21 s (the last 400 m). Despite these fastest sections, she failed to win,

having been simply too far behind the other medallists with one lap remaining. Obiri allowed

Ayana to lead through most of the race, only overtaking her on the last lap. Ayana’s finishing 200

m was just under four seconds slower than Obiri’s, and might have been a result of fatigue from

her exertions eight days earlier in the 10,000 m final. The women’s races often show a large

spread between the finishing times of the finalists and this race was similar. In endurance races,

the distribution of effort and optimum positioning are essential in maximising results.

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CONTRIBUTORS

Dr Brian Hanley is a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise

Biomechanics. Brian’s particular research interests are in the

area of elite athletics, especially race walking and distance

running, as well as the pacing profiles adopted by endurance

athletes. He is also interested in musculotendon profiling of

athletes to appreciate internal limiting and contributing

factors affecting performance, in addition to longitudinal

studies measuring the technical development of junior

athletes as they progress to become senior athletes.

Dr Athanassios Bissas is the Head of the Biomechanics

Department in the Carnegie School of Sport at Leeds Beckett

University. His research includes a range of topics but his

main expertise is in the areas of biomechanics of sprint

running, neuromuscular adaptations to resistance training,

and measurement and evaluation of strength and power. Dr

Bissas has supervised a vast range of research projects

whilst having a number of successful completions at PhD

level. Together with his team he has produced over 100

research outputs and he is actively involved in research

projects with institutions across Europe.

Malcolm Brown has coached at five Olympic Games in two

different sports. He was National Event coach for Endurance

with British Athletics from 1991 to 2000. He then established

the Leeds Triathlon centre in 2003 and coached the

Brownlee brothers, with colleagues from British Triathlon, to

four Olympic medals. In the Rio Olympics, his athletes from

Leeds finished 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th across the men’s and

women’s races.